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Practice questionLife in the UK Test
About how long ago did Britain become permanently separated from the continent by the Channel?
Correct answer
About 10,000 years ago
Why
The first people to live in Britain were hunter-gatherers who crossed a land bridge from the continent in the Stone Age. Britain became permanently separated from the continent about 10,000 years ago.
Answer choices
- AAbout 1,000 years ago
- BAbout 2,000 years ago
- CAbout 10,000 years ago
- DAbout 100,000 years ago